My E-Newsletter
Apps
Books
- Menopause:The One Stop Guide - Kathy Abernathy
- Preparing for the perimenopause and menopause - Dr Louise Newson
- Oestrogen Matters - Avrum Bluming, Carol Tavris
- Menopause: All you need to know in one concise manual - Dr Louise Newson
- Me and my menopausal vagina - Jane Lewis
Podcast Episodes
- Breast Cancer and Menopause
- Busting myths around HRT
- Changing the Perception Around HRT – Davina Mccall & Dr Louise Newson
- Empowering Women to Receive the Right Menopause Advice
- "Everything you've ever wanted to know about the perimenopause and HRT" with Lexie Minter and Katie Grover of West Beach Fitness
- Exercise & the Menopause – Janette Cardy & Dr Louise Newson
- Explaining Menopause, HRT and the Alternatives
- Explaining what the evidence shows to offer choice to women after breast cancer, with Avrum Bluming
- Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause – Professor James Simon & Dr Louise Newson
- Gut Matters – Emma Ellice-Flint & Dr Louise Newson
- How the US Government and The Media Conspired to convince women that HRT was dangerous.
- How to apply Androfeme testosterone cream
- HRT and breast cancer
- Life after Breast Cancer – Kirsty Lang and Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause and Contraception – Dr Philippa Kaye & Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause and Depression
- Menopause and Health – Dr Annice Mukherjee & Dr Louise Newson
- Menopause Taboo in Women from Different Ethnic Groups
- Migraine and hormones, with specialist Dr Katy Munro
Migraines & Menopause – GP & Menopause Expert Dr Sarah Ball & Dr Louise Newson - Migraines and menopause
- Missing my Perimenopause
- Oestrogen Matters
- Osteoporosis and bone health
- Pelvic Floor Health – Jane Simpson & Dr Louise Newson
- Psychosexual Medicine and Menopause – Dr Stephanie Goodwin & Dr Louise Newson
- Recognising and understanding the menopause
- Sex and the Menopause – Samantha Evans & Dr Louise Newson
- Skin Changes During the Menopause
- Surgical Menopause and Endometriosis
- Symptoms and effective treatments
- Taking HRT Forever
- Taking oestrogen through the skin with patches or gels
- Testosterone: not just icing on the cake with Rachel Dawber
- Testosterone: the forgotten hormone with Professor Isaac Manyonda
- Testosterone: why can’t we have our own hormone back? With Dr Zoe Hodson
- The Basics About HRT
- The Benefits of Body Identical Progesterone – Professor James Simon
- The Benefits of Yoga – Lucy Holton & Dr Louise Newson
- The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
- Treat me like a patient but there’s no ‘one size fits all’ with Melanie Martins
- What does the evidence say about breast cancer and HRT? With Professor Isaac Manyond
- ‘Yes, I’ve had breast cancer but now I need help with the menopause’ with Dr Sarah Ball
- You are what you eat, with the Healthy Eating Doctor
Resources by topic
Bone Health
Royal Osteoporosis Society
Royal Osteoporosis Society
Breast Cancer Risks
Check your own risk factors Nice Referral Guidelines
Familial Breast Cancer NICE Guidelines
Family History
HRT for those with high inherited risk of cancer
Breast Cancer Booklet from Balance Menopause
Check your own risk factors Nice Referral Guidelines
Familial Breast Cancer NICE Guidelines
Family History
HRT for those with high inherited risk of cancer
Breast Cancer Booklet from Balance Menopause
| Rare & Inherited Disease Eligibility Criteria |
Alternatives to HRT
https://thebms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Prescribable-alternatives-to-HRT-01EE.pdf
https://thebms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Prescribable-alternatives-to-HRT-01EE.pdf
Cancers
General gynae cancer charity - Eve Appeal
Womb cancer - Peaches Womb Cancer Trust
Cervical cancer - Jo's Trust
Ovarian cancer - Target Ovarian Cancer
Macmillan
Gynae cancer diagnosis support: Go Girls
Pelvic radiation disease information and support: PRDA UK
General gynae cancer charity - Eve Appeal
Womb cancer - Peaches Womb Cancer Trust
Cervical cancer - Jo's Trust
Ovarian cancer - Target Ovarian Cancer
Macmillan
Gynae cancer diagnosis support: Go Girls
Pelvic radiation disease information and support: PRDA UK
Endometriosis
https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/
https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/
Exercise
Masai Warrior
Sitting like the Queen
Pelvic floor exercises (a whole range)
The Knack
Walk at home for beginners
https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=35G7AW78kxo&t=5s
Masai Warrior
Sitting like the Queen
Pelvic floor exercises (a whole range)
The Knack
Walk at home for beginners
https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=35G7AW78kxo&t=5s
Lichen Sclerosus
Please find below UK guidelines including:
Please find below UK guidelines including:
- A Framework for Managing Vulval Disease from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
- What is the role of vulval infiltration of adipose-derived mesenchymal cells and platelet-rich plasma (aka ‘fat transfer’) in women with vulval lichen sclerosus?
- Vulvovaginal Thrush
- Vulvodynia
- Lichen Sclerosus
Nutrition
Emma's Nutrition Cookbooks
Emma's Nutrition Cookbooks
Pelvic Floor
Pelvic Road
Pelvic Road
PMS/ PMDD
National Association for Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
The International Association For Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD)
National Association for Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
The International Association For Premenstrual Disorders (IAPMD)
Sex and Intimacy
Many women have forgotten how to access intimacy and you may find the following useful:
Many women have forgotten how to access intimacy and you may find the following useful:
- Building a bridge to emotional and sexual intimacy
- Mind the Gap, by Dr Karen Guerney
- The surprising truth about desire everyone needs to know
- Jo Divine Sexual Health Blog
- Coco-Berlin body-love workout connects mind/body through sensual awareness
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Vaginal Health
Vaginal oestrogen - GIna can now be purchased over the counter however it may be cheaper on an NHS and private prescription. |
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Vulval Health
Please find below UK guidelines including:
Please find below UK guidelines including:
- A Framework for Managing Vulval Disease from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
- What is the role of vulval infiltration of adipose-derived mesenchymal cells and platelet-rich plasma (aka ‘fat transfer’) in women with vulval lichen sclerosus?
- Vulvovaginal Thrush
- Vulvodynia
- Lichen Sclerosus
Videos
- British Menopause Society YouTube Channel
- Let’s Talk Gynae Cancers.
- The Benefits of Yoga – Lucy Holton & Dr Louise Newson
- Trying to right 20 years of misinformation and hysteria about HRT – Professor Rob Langer
- Vaginal dryness with Jane Lewis
- What is Perimenopause? Dr Louise Newson
- You are what you eat, with the Healthy Eating Doctor
- The Difference Between Body Identical and Bioidentical Hormones
- The silent problem: vaginal dryness
- Vaginal Dryness and Menopause Related Urinary Symptoms
- Your Utrogestan questions answered by Dr Sarah Ball
Useful Resources for Health Professionals
- BMS Tools for Clinicians
- BNF Treatment Summary
- Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management
- Hormone Replacement Therapy After Breast Cancer
- Hormone Replacement Therapy in Cancer Survivors - Review of the Literature
- IMS Resources
- Individual Benefits and Risks of Intravaginal Estrogen and Systemic Testosterone in the Management of Women in the Menopause, With a Discussion of Any Associated Risks for Cancer Development
- Menopause: diagnosis and management
- Menopause Doctor
- NH Menopause Society
- NHMS Podcast Episode 12: Oncology and the Perimenopause and Menopause with Consultant Medical Oncologist Dr Rebecca Bowen
- NICE Guideline
- NICE Clinical Summary
- Oestrogen Matters by Dr Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris
- PCWHF Guidance
- Position Statement for Management of Genitourinary Syndrome of the Menopause (GSM)
- RCOG Menopause Hub
- Shared decision making
- Systemic or Vaginal Hormone Therapy After Early Breast Cancer: A Danish Observational Cohort Study
For more references and resources click here
Balance / Louise Newson Information Booklets
- Antidepressants and Menopause
- Been through breast cancer? Did someone mention menopause?
- Body Identical Hormones
- Contraception during the Menopause and Perimenopause
- Diabetes and menopause
- Estrogen in patches, gels or sprays
- Family history of breast cancer: Should I take HRT?
- FAQs about HRT Factsheet
- Healthy eating for the menopause
- High blood pressure and the menopause
- HRT - Types and doses
- HRT The Basics
- Lifestyle for healthy bones
- Living well through your perimenopause and menopause
- Looking after your immune system
- Menopause and Clots
- Menopause and HRT
- Menopause and Me booklet
- Menopause and Me: A guide for younger women
- Menopause and Relationships: A guide for partners
- Menopause and the workplace
- Micronised Progesterone or Utrogestan®
- Migraine and Menopause
- My Story: Sticky blood, menopause and me
- Pelvic Floor Health During The Menopause
- Pelvic Floor Health During The Menopause
- Perimenopause and HRT
- Skin changes during menopause
- Starting or continuing HRT many years after your menopause
- Surgical Menopause
- The Mirena Coil or Intrauterine System (IUS)
- Understanding hormone levels in the blood
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and cystitis
- Vaginal bleeding during perimenopause and menopause Factsheet
- Vaginal Dryness
- Vitamin D
- What to expect when you start HRT